Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!Ji Woo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ji Woo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Good body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Sunn blocks it.
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land. Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head. Sunn prevents a body shot from Ji Woo. Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A body shot lands from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ji Woo lands with a light punch inside. Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunn uses good head movement to avoid it. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Ji Woo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sunn or not. That's one minute gone in the round. Sunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ji Woo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sunn.
Sunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ji Woo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Sunn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ji Woo has him pressed against the ropes. Ji Woo lands an uppercut. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ji Woo as Sunn tries to tie him up. Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ji Woo as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sunn takes a shot to the head. That's two minutes gone in the round. Ji Woo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sunn is rocked! Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Sunn.
Oh Sunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo. Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo. Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Sunn.
Ji Woo lands a nice shot to the body. Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo. Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sunn seems to have got his legs back now.We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ji Woo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Ji Woo. Ji Woo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Sunn is trying to push Ji Woo away but Ji Woo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Ji Woo throws a big uppercut that drops Sunn! More strikes from Ji Woo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sunn lies dazed against the ropes as Ji Woo celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ji Woo!A relieved looking Bong Ji Woo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.